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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate. – 1977
This Hearing focuses on conditions of the rural elderly in northern Arizona. Arizona has many service programs to respond to the elderly's everyday problems. Some of these problems are unique, but others are similar to those experienced by older Americans throughout the nation. Topics addressed include: transportation, health care services,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Health Needs, Hearings
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1980
The results of a reivew by the United States General Accounting Office (GAO), this paper examines the Title XX Program of the Social Security Act and makes suggestions for its improvement. The Title XX Program provides funds to states to enable them to tailor social services programs to fit the needs of local communities. Such services are…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Community Services, Contracts, Federal Programs
SPINDLER, EVELYN B.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS FOUR-PART ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE USE OF PROFESSIONAL AND NONPROFESSIONAL PROGRAM AIDES TO TEACH LOW-INCOME HARD-TO-REACH HOMEMAKERS HOW TO PREPARE NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED MEALS USING LOW-COST FOODS. THE PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY THE FEDERAL EXTENSION SERVICE OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR…
Descriptors: Course Content, Federal Programs, Foods Instruction, Home Economics Teachers
PDF pending restorationNational Council on the Handicapped, Washington, DC. – 1986
Federal legislation and programs affecting personal assistance services for persons with disabilities are examined. Personal assistance services may be provided for activities of daily living, communication, cognitive tasks, or mobility, depending on the needs of the individual. The population in need of attendant services has increased with…
Descriptors: Attendants, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Litvak, Simi; And Others – 1987
Data were gathered from 154 U.S. programs providing personal assistance services for the disabled. The survey identified approximately 850,000 people receiving community-based, publicly-funded personal maintenance, hygiene, mobility, or household assistance services, with physically disabled individuals being the most often served. The report…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Attendants, Daily Living Skills, Delivery Systems
Litvak, Simi; And Others – 1987
This executive summary reviews results of a survey of 154 publicly-funded programs providing personal assistance services to disabled individuals. Introductory chapters identify the need for a national personal assistance program and policy, the concept of personal assistance and attendant services, the potential user population, and U.S. sources…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Attendants, Daily Living Skills, Delivery Systems
ASH, LANE; AND OTHERS – 1966
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING OLDER ADULTS IN NEW OCCUPATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY RECENT FEDERAL LEGISLATION. UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, PROGRAMS WERE STARTED IN 20 RURAL COMMUNITIES TO TRAIN OLDER WOMEN AS VISITING HOMEMAKERS. LOCAL AGENCIES ORGANIZED THE COURSE AND RECRUITED THE TRAINEES, THE HOME ECONOMICS AGENT…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Health Services, Community Programs, Employment Opportunities
